Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sanmouda

Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sanmouda, known as OAV Sanmouda, is an Odisha government school under the School and Mass education department. The school is located near the iron mining area of Gorumahisani in Rairangpur Block. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

History
Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan was established on September 19, 2015, as a society under The Society Registration Act of Odisha. Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya was founded by the Odisha Department of School and Mass Education at Sanmouda in 2016.

The General Body is the apex body of the Sangathan headed by Hon’ble Minister, School & Mass Education as Chairman. The Executive Body is headed by DC-cum-ACS as Chairman.

Affiliation
OAV Sanmouda is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, under the Affiliation number 1520048.

Admission
Students from Rairangpur block, Class VI, are selected through an entrance Exam conducted each year by Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan and are given admission to VIth standard/class. The test is largely non-verbal and objective in nature and is designed to prevent any disadvantage to children from rural areas.

Housing
The school has four houses: Mahanadi House, Brahmani House, Subarnarekha House and Bansadhara House. The houses were named after some of Odisha's major rivers. All of the OAVs have this system of Housing.

Facilities
The school provides free uniforms, books, and mid-day meals up to class VIII.

The school has a two-storey building, including classrooms, Science laboratories, office, library, art room, computer lab, sports room, examination section, multipurpose room and a principal chamber.

Administration
The school is run by the School and Mass Education Department of Odisha. To manage the day-to-day affairs in school a school management committee will be formed consisting the following members:
 * Collector of the District - Chairman.
 * Executive Engineer, Rural Works/ - MembersR&B/PHD /RWS&S
 * Executive Engineer of the concerned electricity supply/distribution company - Member
 * Chief District Medical Officer - Member
 * District Project Coordinator, SSA - Member
 * District Welfare Officer - Member
 * All Principals of Adarsha Vidyalaya (within the revenue district!) - Members
 * Representative of premier Edn.Institution/University (Knowledge pool) - Member
 * District Education Officer - Member Convener

To manage the internal affairs of schools, Vidyalaya Management Development Committee has been formed by the chairperson, Collector Mayurbhanj.

Faculty
Currently, the school employs Principal, 5 Post Graduate Teachers, 8 TGTs, 1 P.E.T, 1 computer teacher, 1 art teacher and 3 non teaching staff.

Activities
The school observes important commemorative days, Competitions like Various Inter-House Cocurricular Activities like
 * Science Olympiad
 * Mathematics Olympiad
 * National Talent Search Exam
 * National Means Cum Merit Examination
 * Science Exhibition
 * Youth Parliament
 * Hindi week
 * Annual sports meets
 * Annual Day
 * Mass Plantation
 * National Science Day